New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-03
PROFESSOR AND PRINCESS.
THE KAISERS CRITICISM OF ZOLA-JOA-
CHM AND THE GYPSIES.

THE KAISER'S CRITICISM OF ZOLA-JOA-
CHIN AND THE GYPSIES.
lrRoM OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE IRIsqSkl
Dr. Esmarsch Professor of Medicine In the Univer
sity OF Kiel and Prssian Prvy Councillor an uncle
by marriage of the Princess william, the future En-
press of Germany, has been ennobled; an event sur
prsng only because 1t has been delayed so Yong
Professor Esmarsch, man now In the hfues' Is ono
of the handsomest men in Germany Straight cassi
cal features bright, brilliant eyes and long gray
beard would distinguish him in any company ihuo
pcndently OF the fascination Of his manner ana VIC
nobeness Of his character, which won the heaie VI
Princess. In the smaller German capitals the ni'e
course with the ruling family is much easier thah "
Rersin wher, the family tree Is criterion Tor pres
entaon at Court and the question Of equality OF prth
PLAYS such role that 1t caused the reIectioh vi o
Prime of Bulgaria as q Hohenzollern son1h1aS'
Tsmarschs father family physician OF the Prince
Won schleswig II ossten Sonderburg was wei hked
Mt Conrt and made easy the entrance of his Apollo
like son to the honor. But with what conse
quencosl Her Highness the Princess Henrietta 1en
desperately In love with the young professor ana was
answered by marriage proposal which was accep'cd
The daughter Of duke surrendered all the privileges
of birth and station and took for better or ior worse
q simple burgher making him the uncle of future
Kaiser She left her fathers castle however without
opposition the part Of her parents ana entcrcu net
circle a professors wife with love- pleasure
and DEVOTION No house is better kept than her own,
relations of the proud HohenHolerns ThIee chhdreh
bless the union. Tho exPrncess, however, has boon
always treated with the distinction due her. and since
her marriage has been frequent guest in the palace
of Berlin, as well her distinguished husband, "ho'n
people have nchnamed tho "ctizen uncle" ThiS tnc
Emlerur, however, has now ended by the hihsh'iS
distinction, making the recent "von' probably olIs
the forerunner of other titles more In keeping Win
the rank of tho professors wife
When the Princess Wilhelm visits her home she
never fails to spend some time with her "lowy aunt
WHO preferred love in q cottage comparatively spo'n
ing to misery In castle and Is charmed Us arc al
others, with her favorte knswoman, Indeed, Pm
cess Wilhelm though she dare not acknowledge IT,
must look with envy upon the happy househoid-fne
only one of her connection whore the fehates rcaS
tweI.-and compare the devotion OF the Simple nus
band with the fore allegiance of her own HE eompa
ION The professor has always been Indifferent 10
titles but despite the fact that Germany Is becoming
moro and more democratic, young man Win inc
nobiliary particle before his name has many moIo
chances in the army, and In fact In all CAREERS Ho'n
a gunsmlth to a cOurtier. And with TINS IN VIC" no
accepted the distinction with thanks and gratitude
"a schiller once did for similar in little Momar
The Exhibition Park the scene OF tho International
Art display and ever the hVorlte resort
OF Berners, has Hungarian gypsy bDh among "s
present attractions which has captivated the vsitOs
Professor Joachim tho celebrated voinst, was pass
ing the open house whcro they play lew nights ago.
when the old director, Bunko Ferenz, eighty years
of age espylng him and DESTROYS OF doing him honor,
Immediately took his violin in hand and began Joa-
chims fayorite piece, "Fly swallow, Fly; Lkewise
,ayorite melody OF Franz Liszt Professor joachim,
delighted with the unex pected compliment stood as
II entranccd before the hoary Zgeuncr crying "a no
concluded "Magyou iol cyganos' ("eXceiicnt gypsy
which brought tears OF 10y % the Oil mans oSoS'
The gypsy band has been fortunate In other ways.
Many ladies' clarmedas Is the fashion nowadays
tho rier nd beau %
and easily lost their hearts. The son Of "Joaehlms
crowned hero'-hough ugly la bete"-s engaged TO
the daughter OF a Berlin citizen
The bearers OF Imperial crowns do not sleep more
easily than simple citizens. Kaiser William Il accus'
toned to command his adjutant to real him 10 Sleep
choosing the literature himself fe'' nights ago
the aalurant surprised to hni on the table neat
the royal bed a volume Of lola but Lot daring TO
question the wish OF his Majesty began al usual 10
read But few pages had been finished when the
Loary monarch called TO him TO cease adding In his
trembling voice: al wished also 10 know what the
modern realistic novel could produce. Now l am
convinced that that book Is excellcnuy written but
! do not desire 20 hear more; because, for the shot
time which | have stil 10 live, hope to retain the
illusions which have Of men and women, and not
see them In all their ugliness stripped Of all their
virtues" Concluding this royal criticism he handed
his reader volume Of the poet Victor ochocnel and
fell asleep over the ideal thoughts between Its
covers.
was interested some time ago In looking over the
Emperor's library which IOns the historical sooner
roomH and found that the old soldiers taste showed
Itself here thoroughly upon tho field Of battle.
There were about u thousand books III the and
three ourths OF these nl-itary works ThOso
most thumb marked the reports OF his own
Ihec be loves 70 ponder over, and containing ss
ey do nothing but the uryest reports and names Of
unknown isuelants, would be most tolious reading
FOR the non-martial mind But not for this Old war
hero, who stAl in his Prime loves 10 know his
"chidren,r as he calls them by name. and there are
few OF them he fails ~ recall
"Thc Frog Catcher Of Hopenck" Il the title OF
surprising story which has been chrOnlcIed In tho
Journals of late sIopenick Is Lite hamlet In tho
neghboihood of Bertha which Is OF great scientific I'M
portance. The universities OF Berlin, Paris Lonlon,
Ipslla Stockholm, Wurzburg, Bonn and various other
cities receive their frogs for the purpose OF
yjyiscction a alone isIerm1n"-tbc designation
sound at least more classical than "frOgman'-hai
attended, regularly the wants OF the above instu-
ons for f0itytwe years lie uses net Tor catching
the animals, which In this ncghb0rhOo1 arc cxtraOr-
dlnaily numerous Al times the frog hero has taken
900 at once The animals packed In little baskets
and sent by post TO the destinations named Tho
frogs range in price nom two to FIVE cents, and have
In course OF years made the old follow comfortable
fortune.